Mile Marker Zero releases second song via 'Rock Band'

News in today's Wall Street Journal that Soundgarden scored a platinum record through the "Guitar Hero" video game in advance of actually releasing the record couldn't come at a more perfect time for local band Mile Marker Zero: the New Haven hard-rock band today releases a second song through "Rock Band," a rival video game.

The group became the first Connecticut band to have a song available on "Rock Band" with the March release of "A Thousand Nights." Mile Marker Zero follows that up today with "Laceration," which lives up to its name with a knotty guitar riff, blinding fills and a pummeling rhythm.

The band, which is working on new material with local producer Vic Steffens, has also announced a Halloween show Oct. 29 at the Heirloom Arts Theatre in Danbury, featuring a multimedia presentation with various Halloween videos. The bill also includes Mark of Cain, Atom Strange, Forget Paris and Becoming the Reaper, and the show will feature a costume contest and a Tarot reader.